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Curriculum Planning and Compilation of Educational Topics on Research Ethics
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Background: Research ethics is a subset of applied ethics that examines and analyzes ethical issues and challenges raised in conducting research activities. The purpose of this article is to design the curriculum and educational topics of ethics in research.
Method: This research was conducted in terms of practical purpose and in the framework of qualitative approach and using Delphi method. The statistical population of the research includes 15 ethics experts in the research. The research tool is a questionnaire with 31 items prepared on a 5-point Likert scale. In the first stage, 13 people answered this questionnaire. After the initial response of the participants, in the second stage, the summary report was sent to them again, and the possibility of reconsidering the design of questions and presenting their answers was provided knowing the average answers of other participating experts. At this stage, 12 experts answered and none of them changed their initial answers.
Results: According to research ethics experts, among the 31 subjects in this curriculum, "researchers' social responsibility towards society" is the most important and "researchers' efficiency in using scientific resources and facilities" is the least important. Also, among the 5 topics proposed in this curriculum, "familiarity with the ethical principles related to human subjects in research activities" is the most important and "teaching each of the four dimensions effective on ethics in research (ethical theories and principles; norms and guidelines specialized and professional; familiarity and interaction with research ethics boards; and legal requirements of research)" is the least important.
Conclusion: The most important components of the proposed curriculum are: 1) the number of course units, 2) the purpose of the training course, 3) course headings, and 4) course resources.
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| Keywords: Research ethics, Curriculum, Educational topic, Higher education system |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2021/10/26 | Accepted: 2021/12/26 | Published: 2023/11/20
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